point the finger at
Example Sentences
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"It's hard to point the finger at any one character and give them blame."
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
It may be easy to point the finger at individual investors, computer algorithms or generalists, but that doesn’t seem to be a satisfactory explanation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Defence Minister Theo Francken earlier refused to point the finger at Russia for the weekend sightings near the base, but said that they appeared to be a coordinated operation carried out by "professionals".
From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025
Adam Perez, the DWP’s top manager in the Owens Valley, said it’s easy to point the finger at his agency and blame it for the stagnation.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
It is such men as these that Wycliffe's followers deride, and point the finger at; but they forget that the Church uses strong arguments with perverse adversaries.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
